Present Perfect

Subject + have / has + past participle

Past participles

Regular verbs Irregular verbs ( the 3rd column)

walk - walked - walked begin - began - begun

play – played – played see – saw – seen

Sometimes the past and the past

participle are the same.

eg. buy – bought – bought

Sometimes the inf, the past and

the past participle are the same.

eg. cost – cost – cost

Sometimes the inf, past and the past

participle are all different.

eg. write – wrote – written

There is always a connection between the past and the present ( now).

today in all my life lately this week this morning ( at 10 am)

If there is no connection, you put past simple.

yesterday last month 4 days ago when I was 5

It's very common with questions Have you ever.........................?

Have you ever means in all your life until now

Have you ever drunk coffee?

Have you ever swum with dolphins?
Have you ever played tennis?

Yes, I have / No, I haven't

 Verbs

What's the past participle?

live
cook
dance
arrive
clean
wash
decide

break
hear
fall
find
ring
win
go

Invent some questions to ask each other.

Have you ever....................................?

Questions with TODAY (there is a connection with now)

What have you done today? ( present perfect)

Today I have...........( past participle)

I've...............

Remember you can make contractions - I've

Today I've done some homework. I've watched TV. I've made my bed. I've eaten fish.

I've cleaned the house. I've talked to my friends. I've drawn a picture.

What haven't you done today?

I haven't been shopping. I haven't washed clothes. I haven't visited my friends.

I haven't ridden a bike. I haven't caught the bus. I haven't drunk tea.

Difference between present perfect and past simple

Imagine it's 11.30 am. It's still the morning. Imagine it's 7pm. It's the evening.
What have you done this morning? What did you do this morning?

I've done a lot of schoolwork. I did a lot of schoolwork.

Have you …...............past participle …...............today?

this year?
this month? etc

Did you …................INF.....................last year?

yesterday?
last week? etc

In conversation.

Have you ever eaten snails? (in all your life)

Yes, I have

When you continue asking for more specific information, you use past simple.

Oh, when did you eat them?

Where did you eat them?
Did you like them?